Hello, I am a semi-retired Radiologist at the University Hospitals of Derby & Burton (UHDB). I am also a trustee of the Derby and Burton eye charity and have been fortunate to receive excellent care from the Derby eye clinic as a patient for almost 30 years. I have had complex eye problems including a detached retina, bilateral cataracts and bilateral Glaucoma and have undergone minimally invasive surgery for these conditions.
Despite being an extremely busy unit, I have received top quality care from the Derby eye clinic. I have also learnt over the years how critical it is for the eye clinic to utilise cutting edge (and expensive) technology in diagnostic non-invasive imaging modalities to support diagnostic and therapeutic needs. The use of such technology allows efficient and focused care and treatment across a spectrum of visual conditions.
I have stable visual acuity thanks to the efforts of the staff in the Derby eye clinic and I’m most grateful to them. I hope you will agree that support for their appeal for a new anterior segment type of OCT machine is a very worthwhile cause. This new technology would help keep Derby eye clinic at the forefront of modern eye imaging whilst maintaining the excellence of care in the Derby eye clinic.
Dominic Clarke